Hi folks,


I'll appologize in advance if this is the wrong forum and take no offense if it's moved.


Okay, so currently I'm running an Intel Duo Core E6850 (3.0ghz) , 4gb of ram, 8800 GTS w/ 640mb and Vista home premium (32bit).

Dual boxing (2 characters) looks great and works very well but now that I'm getting into five boxing with one machine I can still do it but the FPS goes down to 20+ with 5 characters (versus 50-60 with my 2 mains in the new WOTLK zones).

Based on the previous feedback I've recieved from my fellow boxers (Thank you!) I'm going to upgrade to a quad core and to 8gb of ram and hoping this improves but my question is, is it worthwhile to also upgrade to Vista 64?

What advantages does 64 offer over 32 for 5xing?

Also, my current CPU runs at 3.00ghz - a quad 6600 runs at 2.4ghz and oddly enough is cheaper by $10 then my current CPU, go figure - will the drop in speed actually result in improvement due to going to a quad from a duo, or should I try for something a little higher speed. Keep in mind to avoid also upgrading the MB, I'm limited to a 65 nm chip.

Thanks!



-Clovis